Posted on 03/05/2019 3:19:38 AM PST by a little elbow grease
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti obtained majority control of Justice Democrats PAC in December 2017, according to archived copies of the group’s website, and the two appear to retain their control of the group, according to corporate filings obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
If the Federal Election Commission (FEC) finds that the New York Democrat’s campaign operated in affiliation with the PAC, which had raised more than $1.8 million before her June 2018 primary, it would open them up to “massive reporting violations, probably at least some illegal contribution violations exceeding the lawful limits,” former FEC commissioner Brad Smith said.
Ocasio-Cortez never disclosed to the FEC that she and Chakrabarti, who served as her campaign chair, controlled the PAC while it was simultaneously supporting her primary campaign, and former FEC commissioners say the arrangement could lead to multiple campaign finance violations. The group backed 12 Democrats during the 2018 midterms, but Ocasio-Cortez was the only winner.
“If the facts as alleged are true, and a candidate had control over a PAC that was working to get that candidate elected, then that candidate is potentially in very big trouble and may have engaged in multiple violations of federal campaign finance law.
And fellow former FEC commissioner Brad Smith told TheDCNF that if “a complaint were filed, I would think it would trigger a serious investigation.” He also noted that such a probe could potentially result in jail time for Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff, Chakrabarti.
Republican election attorney Charlie Spies told TheDCNF: “It looks like the campaign and PAC are under common control and the PAC was funding campaign staff and activities as an alter-ego of the campaign committee, which would be a blatant abuse of the PAC rules.”
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Democrats do not go to jail.
IF the vile demonic Botoxian gives the nod, Occasional Kotex will be “flushed”. Otherwise, like all demonRats, nothing will happen to her.
A socialist lying scumbag Democrat going to jail?
Bwahahahahahahahahahah!
Oh you can be sure Madam Speaker wants AOC gone. Can’t have 2 queen bees in the hive.
She is a protected Democrat. If she were for Trump she would go to prison. THIS boys and girls, is how it works.
Oh, wait. She’s a Democrat. She’ll never be punished.
“Former” FEC Commissioner has zero power.
Don’t worry, all dems are issued get out of jail free cards.
Chakrabarti. Another example of foreign interference in our elections.
She’s gotta make it through the primary first. If she makes it that far. The swamp will do everything it can from staving her from dnc cash to giving all that cash to her opponent.
Natasha Peloski may frown on her eventually.
Don’t get your hopes up. Democrats are like kryptonite to the U.S. legal system. Pelosi could shoot President Trump on live TV at the super bowl,and they wouldn’t charge her. Do you really think they’ll do anything over money laundering?
At least she has her bartending skills to fall back on. lol
LOL...
I think she will be made an example of, to show what happens to people who get "uppity" with senior Democrats like Pelosi.
Good. I hope she then really truly understands.
Don’t you think that Pelosi is releasing the hounds? Democrats don’t get accused of campaign violations at all and the way they phrased it, “if “a complaint were filed, I would think it would trigger a serious investigation.”, it looks like to me that Pelosi is telling Cortez -”better get back on the reservation!” Pelosi realizes that Cortez is not interested in playing by the old rules and means to cut her out like the Tea Party got Boehner removed. This is a shot across Cortez’s nose.
I hope she looks good in correctional “Orange” frocks.
I think so too. This info came out pretty quick.... almost like there was someone planted in her campaign to keep an eye out for Pelosi..... not that dems would ever plant someone in a campaign...
Please, let it be......
She’ll never see the inside of a jail cell.
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